Taylor - Made

Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself and your sanity is to escape into solitude – even if only for a short while. I have been struggling lately with finding any alone time. I am either doing something for other people, have plans with the family or husband, or there just is not enough time left in the day to focus on myself. Some might find it odd, but I need a day – or two – every now and again to allow my self to decompress and reconnect with myself.

I have noticed that the less solitude I have, the more inconsequential things start to bother me, like a trash bag not being put in the trash can or plates with food still on them sitting in the sink. On a normal day I would not get irritated with things like that. When my husband and I start bickering about little things like these that do not even really matter, it’s usually a clear sign that we have been around each other too long and need to prioritize ourselves for a few days.

Trust me it helps. We work pretty much the same hours, are both homebodies, and we live in a small 2-bedroom apartment, so unless one of us schedules something away from home without the other, finding any solitude can be quite difficult.

With no obligations to other people and no pressure to even talk to anyone, I can fully engage myself in the activities that I enjoy – enabling myself to reconnect with who I am. I personally love to take advantage of any alone time I have to paint. My creativity flourishes when I do not have to follow the lead of anyone else and there isn’t any interruptions.

I plan on taking some time to myself soon to reconnect with myself - spiritually and emotionally. Whether I will be going somewhere or staying home, I don’t know, but I do know that “absence makes the heart grow fonder.”